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mosfet

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Metal Oxide Semiconductor Field Effect Transistor. A type of field-effect transistor that functions when a controlling gate voltage is applied to the channel region across an oxide insulating material. Advantages: low power and process simplicity.

An inverter (aka NOT gate) can be made using one n-type and one p-type MOSFET.

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